High frequency plant regeneration from shoot tip explants of Citrullus colocynthis (Linn.) Schrad. - An important medicinal herb

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 31, 2010, Pages 5037-5041

  Meena, Mahesh Chand ^a   Meena, Ramraj ^a   Patni, Vidya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Citrullus colocynthis; Regeneration; Shoot tip

Indexed keywords

1 NAPHTHYLACETIC ACID; 6 N BENZYLADENINE; ACTIVATED CARBON; INDOLEBUTYRIC ACID;

ARTICLE; COLOCYNTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXPLANT; IN VITRO PROPAGATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT REGENERATION; SHOOT REGENERATION; SOIL; SUPPLEMENTATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS;

EID: 77956119113     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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